Re: ProgramParameter does not pass value correctly - revisited

My guess is you've got CCSID conversion issues.

According to the javadocs, the constructor AS400Text(int) is deprecated.
You should use AS400Text(int, AS400). That constructor will use the CCSID
of the AS/400 system you are connected to.

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Marshall Dunbar
DPS, Inc.
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A week ago, I posted the below message. Unfortunately, I did not get a
reply. Today, I picked up this problem again. I have done all kinds of
experiments, but again to no avail. I am afraid I will start the weekend
feeling very frustrated. (I'm in Europe, so it's somewhat later here, and
the weekend is about to start, which should normally make me happy.) I
repeat my previous e-mail, hoping this time someone can provide a
solution.

Have a good weekend! (Ok, after all, I think I will enjoy the weekend
too.)

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I am very confused. I want to call a service program from Java. The Java
code looks like this:

public boolean login() throws LoginException {

ServiceProgramCall sPGMCall = null;
AS400 system = null;
AS400Text txtCnv = new AS400Text(10);

try {
ProgramParameter[] parameterList = new
ProgramParameter[1];
parameterList[0] = new
ProgramParameter(txtCnv.toBytes(check_program));
AS400.setPasswordExpirationWarningDays(-1);
system = new AS400(auth_server, user, password);
sPGMCall = new ServiceProgramCall(system);
QSYSObjectPathName fullSrvPgmName = new
QSYSObjectPathName("%LIBL%", "ALSRVWRP", "SRVPGM");
sPGMCall.setProgram(fullSrvPgmName.getPath(),
parameterList);
sPGMCall.setProcedureName("AUTHORIZED_PGM_WRP");
sPGMCall.setReturnValueFormat(ServiceProgramCall.RETURN_INTEGER);
if (sPGMCall.run() != true) {
AS400Message[] messageList =
sPGMCall.getMessageList();
[......]

I copied this setup (defining an AS400Text object, and using method
toBytes on that object to define the parameter) from numerous pages on the

internet. However, when I do a debug on service program ALSRVWRP, all I
see is gibberish (some ASCII characters way out of the normal range).

What on earth is wrong with this code?

Ewout